Biggie Butale

Biggie Ganda Butale (born 3 August 1972) is a Motswana politician and the current leader of the Botswana Republican Party (BRP) since 14 November 2023.He is a former a member of parliament for Tati West . Butale is a former Assistant Ministerof Investment, Trade and Industry . Quotes The election does not hold any force of effect. I still firmly believe that I am the legitimate president of the BPF, and that’s why we have also filed for a judicial review regarding my expulsion. My case is clear; I was expelled without a hearing. We anticipate the judgment to be released soon, as they (the Reatile faction) have failed to submit their notice of defense. We will be touring all constituencies, starting with Nata this Saturday. The objective is to update our members on our future plans and gather feedback from them as we gear up for 2024. Butale Unbothered by New BPF NEC, Botswana Gazette (21 September 2023) The rumours reached me last weekend when I was in Shakwe. There were about 10 of us. We had wanted to kill a goat but ended up killing two chickens for lunch because we did not have money yet my detractors are saying the meeting was sponsored by BDP. I am not cheap.Half a million pula is peanuts! They expected me to keep quiet and go away but I will not. They are scared to call the congress so that we go for election because they know I would win so they want to frustrate me so that I resign. Some even say I am a tribalist. If I stay I am sponsored, I go I am sponsored, so I am not going anywhere. I have not been paid to destroy BPF-Butale,The Voice(21 June 2021) Because I just want those two people. They cheated me in the primaries, trying to humiliate me, replacing me with an illiterate, who cannot even count up to 10. When this evil party realised I was going to win the case, I was suspended for six months, so that the six months come after the elections even if I had won. Anyway, October is coming. I am going to dismantle the BDP in Tati West and in the whole country with every ounce of my power. The reason why I am saying this is that these people are evil. It seems like we didn’t do enough the last time. I am going back. I plead with Batswana from the bottom of my heart; if they allow themselves to vote this evil party again…, I have respect for Batswana. I know that they (BDP) will not even reach 10 seats. I prophesy, I speak a curse on your party sir. Well, I am not interested in whether you go to my constituency and do whatever you want to do, I am not interested because I know the cause of your anger, and all Batswana know the cause, you are going to be the first person to lose in your constituency. Bear with me, I will be here and you will be out. You have also declared that you will be getting all your goods and leaving the country. We do not mind. Every time I enter a place to talk to business people to try and ask for funds, the DIS will follow and ask, ‘What was Butale doing here. Where you talk about declaration of assets and the only person who will have access to that register is the Director of Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), we are starting on a wrong footing. The current regime has abused state institutions. They have abused Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) and Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS). I am sorry, you have opened my eyes, and I did not know what they were doing to you people’. My main problem is with the current leadership of the BDP, starting with the President and the Vice President. That is where my problem is, that is why I was in Boteti, to explain that we are giving you (pointing to Tsogwane) notice, you are out. If these two can win, I am telling you my heart will be so sore. Butale vows to personally ensure Masisi, Tsogwane lose, Sunday Standard(5 August 2019) I never pointed a finger at him and other people who were present at that meeting can vouch for me. The whole cabinet was there. Butale denies wagging finger at Masisi during cabinet meeting, Sunday Standard (28 July 2002)